An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
Use in sentences of BREVIARY
Meaning of BREVIARY in English
An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.